Murkomen Unveils Contradictions in Ksh17 Billion Fuel Saga: Njeri Njoroge’s Claims Challenged
Wednesday brought a new development to the saga involving businesswoman Ann Njeri Njoroge, who has recently been embroiled in the Ksh17 billion fuel importation scandal: Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen claimed that the lady claimed ownership of the shipment only after it had been discharged from the port.
During an interview in Mombasa, Murkomen asserted that the fuel was returned to its lawful proprietors, who provided the Kenya Ports Authority with the appropriate documentation.
As per the CS’s findings, the 100,000 metric tonnes of petroleum were imported by multiple entities rather than a single individual, which contradicts the stance taken by Njoroge and her attorney Cliff Ombeta.
Moreover, according to the shipment manifest, a portion of the imported petroleum was transported to other countries, according to the CS.
“The shipment was already discharged and even shipped to other countries. By the time, she was coming to claim the oil, we were asking ourselves which oil she was talking about,” he stated.
“The owners of the consignment came with the papers and were given the consignment. KPA’s work was to look at the documentation of the shipment, verify it with the papers of those who came to claim it, and release it.”
Murkomen further cast doubt on the tycoon’s assertions by questioning the government’s lack of awareness regarding her agreement to import the crude from Saudi Arabia.
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The CS maintained that as the authorities and the Ministry of Energy continued their investigations, the saga would be resolved in due time.
“You claim that you brought in the oil and entered into an agreement with another country. There is no way that a private citizen can enter an agreement with another country and it is not known,” he added.
“The bill of lending should have indicated that she was the owner because it was a government-to-government agreement.”
In the interim, Njoroge, who resurfaced on Tuesday after days of disappearance, has maintained that she is the rightful proprietor of the shipment, with her attorney Cliff Ombeta alleging that the government forcibly seized the fuel from her client.
“I applied at EPRA, paid according to the law, and was waiting to receive a permit. As I waited, I went to visit CS Davis Chirchir who told me that the oil didn’t belong to me but to a company.
“I told him that I had not sold it to anyone or signed anything with the company hence it’s mine. He told me it’s not possible and directed me to report to the DCI,” the tycoon stated on Tuesday.
Murkomen Unveils Contradictions in Ksh17 Billion Fuel Saga: Njeri Njoroge’s Claims Challenged
